Careers
Whatever opportunity you’re interested in, working at OTR is a hugely rewarding experience, and we invest heavily in the progression of all our staff and volunteers.
All appointments at OTR are made subject to a DBS check.
Please note that a condition of any job offer or placement here at OTR is a willingness to work with difference. Whatever your role or professional background, you will be expected to work across different categories of ethnicity, race, social class, disability, faith, gender and sexual diversity. You will also need to be willing to work across our entire age range – from 11-25 and to engage with the full diversity of issues that young people can and do bring to OTR.
We take this bit seriously, so our promise to you is that we will encourage, support and develop your capability in working trans-culturally and with difference while you are with us.
Please find below a list of our current vacancies. If you can't find what you're looking for at this time but would like to leave your details and/or sign up to be alerted to potentially suitable opportunities when posted, then you can do so on our Register Interest page.
Team Manager (Bristol)
Bristol has a range of diverse services spanning mental health, participation, identity-based support, and therapeutic interventions, some currently more developed than others. The Team Manager (Bristol) plays a vital role in identifying local need and then coordinating and integrating services across a complex and fast-paced urban environment, ensuring young people have seamless access to the right support.
Deadline: 10/08/2025
Read moreVolunteer Therapist
OTR are looking for passionate, creative therapists to volunteer for us. This role will give you the opportunity to work as part of an exciting, innovative team delivering 1:1 counselling/physchotherapy mental health support to young people (11-18 year olds), promoting wellbeing and managing distress, from across Bristol and South Gloucestershire.
Deadline: 31/07/2025
Read moreVolunteer Therapist (Zazi)
OTR are looking for passionate, creative therapists to volunteer with Project Zazi, which focusses on creating opportunities, building aspirations, and empowering Black and Brown young people, supporting individuals in exploring culture, identity, and tackling inequality.
Deadline: 31/07/2025
Read moreTherapies Team Supervisor
OTR are looking for an experienced Therapies Supervisor to join our creative and exciting Therapeutic Services team to provide supervision to qualified and student Therapists within OTR working with young people aged 11-25.
Deadline: 31/07/2025
Read moreTeam Coordinator (MHST) (Maternity Cover)
We are excited to announce that we are looking for a temporary Team Coordinator to cover a period of Maternity leave within the Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) to support the expansion of our offer to children and young people in North, East, and Central Bristol.
Deadline: 03/08/2025
Read moreEducation Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP)
We are recruiting for Education Mental Health Practitioners to join our Mental Health Support Teams across Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire.
Deadline: 31/07/2025
Read moreVolunteer (Freedom)
OTR are looking for several people to join a team of volunteers for a minimum of 6 months to work as part of OTR’s LGBTQ+ project, Freedom, a mental health social movement by and for young people aged 11-25 living in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset supporting LGBTQ+ youth.
Deadline: 10/08/2025
Read moreWork Experience
At the moment, we do not have the resource to take on work experience placements. We do however recognise the value of work experience and would encourage anyone interested in OTR to look at our volunteering and Peer Navigator opportunities as an exciting addition to a CV.